Resilience and Work Engagement of Nurses in General Hospitals
Keywords:
Resilience, Work engagement, Nurses, General hospitalsAbstract
Resilience is important for nurses in addressing job-related stress and promoting work engagement. This study aimed to investigate the resilience and work engagement of nurses in general hospitals in the Northern region, as well as the relationship between resilience and work engagement. A sample of 381 nurses was randomly selected using multi-stage sampling. The research instrument included a demographic data form, the Work Engagement Scale, and the Resilience Scale (Thai version). The reliability coefficients were .94 and .88, respectively. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and Spearman’s rank correlation.
The results of the study revealed that nurses in general hospitals had a moderate level of resilience (M = 2.93, SD = 0.48). Nurses perceived overall score work engagement at a moderate level (M = 3.97, SD = 0.98). All subscales of work engagement were at moderate levels. The mean scores for the following subscales were 4.17 for absorption (SD = 0.99), 3.87 for dedication (SD = 1.15), and 3.86 for vigor (SD = 1.07). There was a moderate positive relationship between resilience and work engagement (rs = 0.521, p < 0.01).
These results implied that resilience in nurses working in general hospitals has been insufficient which results in moderate engagement at work. However, resilience can be developed through support from peers and managers. Therefore, nursing managers need to realize the importance of resilience enhancement and investigate nurses’ resilience regularly.
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